1937 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1937 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1937 college football season. Head coach Bunny Oakes led the team to a 7–0 mark in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) and 8–0 during the regular season. The team then lost to Rice in the 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic, to finish at 8–1 overall. This was the program's final year in the RMC, as they moved to the Mountain States Conference the following year.[1]

1937 Colorado Buffaloes football
RMC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–28 vs. Rice
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1937 record8–1 (7–0 RMC)
Head coachBunny Oakes (3rd season)
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Colorado $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
BYU 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Denver 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Utah 5 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Western State 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Colorado College 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Utah State 2 –4 –1  2 –4 –2
Wyoming 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Montana State 0 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 1 –5 –0  2 –5 –0
Colorado A&M 1 –6 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
October 2Missouri*
W 14–6
October 9Utah State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 33–0
October 16BYU
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–0[2]
October 23Colorado State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 47–0
October 30Colorado Mines
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 54–0
November 6at Utah
W 17–7
November 13Colorado CollegeNo. 16
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 35–6
November 25at DenverNo. 16
W 34–7
January 1vs. No. 18 RiceNo. 17
L 14–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References
  1. "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. "Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0". The Sunday Herald. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1937 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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